Treatment of Ginkgo biloba with Exogenous Sodium Selenite Affects Its Physiological Growth, Changes Its Phytohormones, and Synthesizes Its Terpene Lactones
Molecules. 2022 Nov 3;27(21):7548. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217548. ABSTRACT Ginkgolide is a unique terpenoid natural compound in Ginkgo biloba, and it has an important medicinal value. Proper...
The Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Mushroom-Derived Antrocin Encodes Two Dual-Functional Haloacid Dehalogenase-like Terpene Cyclases
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2023 Feb 20;62(9):e202215566. doi: 10.1002/anie.202215566. Epub 2023 Jan 23. ABSTRACT (-)-Antrocin (1), produced by the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea, is...
Genome mining of cryptic bisabolenes that were biosynthesized by intramembrane terpene synthases from Antrodia cinnamomea
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 Feb 27;378(1871):20220033. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0033. Epub 2023 Jan 11. ABSTRACT Terpenoids represent the largest structural family of...
Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Feb 28;120(9):e2220934120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2220934120. Epub 2023 Feb 21. ABSTRACT Sea sponges are the largest marine source of...
Creation of New Oregano Genotypes with Different Terpene Chemotypes via Inter- and Intraspecific Hybridization
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 15;24(8):7320. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087320. ABSTRACT Oregano is a medicinal and aromatic plant of value in the pharmaceutical, food, feed additive,...
Functional characterization of four mono-terpene synthases (TPSs) provided insight into the biosynthesis of volatile monoterpenes in the medicinal herb Blumea balsamifera
Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2023 Apr;29(4):459-469. doi: 10.1007/s12298-023-01306-8. Epub 2023 Apr 29. ABSTRACT Blumea balsamifera, a wooden plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, is a...
Terpenoid VOC profiles and functional characterization of terpene synthases in diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of Chrysanthemum indicum L
Plant Physiol Biochem. 2023 Jul;200:107766. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107766. Epub 2023 May 16. ABSTRACT Chrysanthemum indicum L. is a valuable medicinal plant with diploid and tetraploid forms...
Comprehensive identification of terpene synthase genes and organ-dependent accumulation of terpenoid volatiles in a traditional medicinal plant Angelica archangelica L
Plant Biotechnol (Tokyo). 2022 Dec 25;39(4):391-404. doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.1006a. ABSTRACT Angelica archangelica L. is a traditional medicinal plant of Nordic origin that produces an unusual amount...
The pro-resolving lipid mediator Maresin 1 ameliorates pain responses and neuroinflammation in the spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain: A study in male and female mice
PLoS One. 2023 Jun 22;18(6):e0287392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287392. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) have recently emerged as promising therapeutic approaches for neuropathic pain (NP)....
Hexahydrocannabinol Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Analysis: The First Evidence for a Recent New Psychoactive Substance
Curr Neuropharmacol. 2023 Jun 23. doi: 10.2174/1570159X21666230623104624. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During the last two years, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), the hydrogenated derivative of tetrahydrocannabinol...
Hexahydrocannabinol Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Analysis: The First Evidence for a Recent New Psychoactive Substance
Curr Neuropharmacol. 2023 Jun 23. doi: 10.2174/1570159X21666230623104624. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During the last two years, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), the hydrogenated derivative of tetrahydrocannabinol...
Meta-review on the efficacy of psychological therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders
Psychiatry Res. 2023 Jun 19;326:115318. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115318. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This meta-review aimed to summarize the current state of knowledge provided by meta-analyzes...
Preparing Medicinal Cannabis for Serious and Complex Illness
By Patrick Blanchard, M.D. Many people who visit a cannabis dispensary for the first time are scared and confused but it’s not their fault. The...
A physiological concentration of anandamide promotes the migration of human endometrial fibroblast and the interaction with endothelial cells invitro
Placenta. 2023 Jun 12;139:99-111. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2023.06.004. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The mechanisms that govern fibroblast behavior during the vascular adaptations of the uterus...
The Expression Analyses of GSK3B, VEGF, ANG1, and ANG2 in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Treated with the Synthetic Cannabinoid XLR-11
Gene. 2023 Jun 22:147585. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147585. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The endocannabinoid system receptors, cannabinoid receptors type-1 (CBR-1) and -2 (CBR-2), are implicated in...